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Two new PBS documentaries about the history and development of nuclear weaponry premiere Tuesday, July 28, beginning at 7 p.m. on WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast. “The Bomb” is a two-hour film on the history of nuclear weapons and how they have shaped our modern world. Following at 9 p.m., “Uranium – Twisting the Dragon’s Tail” is an in-depth look at the chemical element used in nuclear weaponry.

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Caroll Spinney has been the man inside Big Bird from the beginning. With support from Gulf Power Company, WSRE’s Public Square Speakers Series will present the famed “Sesame Street” puppeteer at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15 in the Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio. Admission is free.

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A new episode of WSRE’s local program, “In Your Own Backyard,” takes viewers on a tour of the Air Force Armament Museum near Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County. The show premieres Thursday, July 16 at 7 p.m. with an encore presentation at midnight.